1812 in sports

Sports-related events of 1812
Overview of the events of 1812 in sports
Years in sports
  • ← 1809
  • 1810
  • 1811
  • 1812
  • 1813
  • 1814
  • 1815 →

1812 in sports
  • Air sports
  • American football
  • Aquatic sports
  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Canadian football
  • Chess
  • Climbing
  • Combat sports
    • Sumo
  • Cricket
    • 1811–12
    • 1812
    • 1812–13
  • Cycling
  • Dance sports
  • Darts
  • Equestrianism
  • Esports
  • Field hockey
  • Flying disc
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Ice hockey
  • Ice sports
  • Korfball
  • Lumberjack sports
  • Mind sports
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Motorsport
  • Orienteering
  • Paralympic sports
  • Precision sports
    • Shooting
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Speedway
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Snooker
    • 1811–12
    • 1812–13
  • Strength sports
    • Weightlifting
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball

1812 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

  • Tom Cribb retains his English championship. His only known fight at this time is against "Symonds, the Jew" at Cripplegate in London.[1]

Cricket

Events

  • Only one first-class match is recorded as the Napoleonic War takes its toll of cricket's manpower and investment.

England

  • Most runs[2] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 87
  • Most wickets[2] – Thomas Howard 8

Horse racing

England

  • 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Cwrw
  • The Derby – Octavius[3]
  • The Oaks – Manuella
  • St. Leger Stakes – Otterington

References

  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.